Formula 1 2009

[WestNZ]

I was just wondering if anyone had any idea on the teams involved in this years championship and what the drivers lineup were for those teams. Would look it up myself, but the Internet ot the location i am using it from has blocked access to F1

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The following teams are signed with Formula One Management (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_Management) and make up the Formula One Teams Association (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_Teams_Association):


Ferrari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari)
McLaren (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren)-Mercedes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz)
BMW Sauber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Sauber)
Renault (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_F1)
Toyota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_F1)
Toro Rosso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso)-Ferrari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari)
Red Bull (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing)-Renault (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_F1)
Williams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WilliamsF1)-Toyota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_F1)
Force India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_India_F1)-Mercedes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz)
Brawn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brawn_GP)-Mercedes (was Honda, Ross Brawn bought them out) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz)

[#BROKEN Hasney]

<table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"><tbody><tr><th>Team</th> <th>Race Drivers</th> <th>Test Driver(s)</th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) Vodafone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone) McLaren (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_McLaren) Mercedes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz)</td> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) Lewis Hamilton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton)<sup id="cite_ref-hamilton_and_heikki_37-0" class="reference">[38] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-hamilton_and_heikki-37)</sup></td> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) Pedro de la Rosa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_de_la_Rosa)<sup id="cite_ref-delarosa_38-0" class="reference">[39] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-delarosa-38)</sup>
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) Gary Paffett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paffett)<sup id="cite_ref-delarosa_38-1" class="reference">[39] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-delarosa-38)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland) Heikki Kovalainen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heikki_Kovalainen)<sup id="cite_ref-McLaren_confirm_Kovalainen_for_2009_39-0" class="reference">[40] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-McLaren_confirm_Kovalainen_for_2009-39)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) Scuderia Ferrari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari) Marlboro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlboro_%28cigarette%29)</td> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil) Felipe Massa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Massa)<sup id="cite_ref-Raikkonen_40-0" class="reference">[41] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-Raikkonen-40)</sup></td> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) Luca Badoer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Badoer)<sup id="cite_ref-Badoer_and_Gene_confirmed_41-0" class="reference">[42] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-Badoer_and_Gene_confirmed-41)</sup>
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) Marc Gené (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Gen%C3%A9)<sup id="cite_ref-Badoer_and_Gene_confirmed_41-1" class="reference">[42] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-Badoer_and_Gene_confirmed-41)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland) Kimi Räikkönen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen)<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference">[43] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-42)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) BMW Sauber F1 Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Sauber)</td> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/22px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland) Robert Kubica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kubica)<sup id="cite_ref-BMW_Drivers_43-0" class="reference">[44] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-BMW_Drivers-43)</sup></td> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/22px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) Christian Klien (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Klien)<sup id="cite_ref-BMW_Drivers_43-1" class="reference">[44] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-BMW_Drivers-43)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) Nick Heidfeld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Heidfeld)<sup id="cite_ref-BMW_Drivers_43-2" class="reference">[44] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-BMW_Drivers-43)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) ING (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ING_Group) Renault F1 Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_F1)</td> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) Fernando Alonso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Alonso)<sup id="cite_ref-Renault_Drivers_flash_site_44-0" class="reference">[45] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-Renault_Drivers_flash_site-44)</sup></td> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) Romain Grosjean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Grosjean)<sup id="cite_ref-Grosjean_45-0" class="reference">[46] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-Grosjean-45)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil) Nelson Piquet Jr. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Piquet_Jr.)<sup id="cite_ref-Renault_Drivers_flash_site_44-1" class="reference">[45] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-Renault_Drivers_flash_site-44)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) Panasonic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic) Toyota Racing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_F1)</td> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) Jarno Trulli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarno_Trulli)<sup id="cite_ref-Trulli_46-0" class="reference">[47] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-Trulli-46)</sup></td> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) Kamui Kobayashi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamui_Kobayashi)<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference">[48] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-47)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) Timo Glock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Glock)<sup id="cite_ref-Timo_Glock_48-0" class="reference">[49] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-Timo_Glock-48)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) Scuderia Toro Rosso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso)</td> <td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) Sébastien Bourdais (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Bourdais)<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference">[50] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-49)</sup></td> <td rowspan="2">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand) Brendon Hartley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendon_Hartley)<sup id="cite_ref-hartley_50-0" class="reference">[51] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Formula_One_season#cite_note-hartley-50)</sup></td> </tr> <tr> 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[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

I cannot wait for this season for all the rule changes either. Brawn have been fastest in testing and the McLaren is well slow. Gonna be a fucked up season fo sho :D

[CSL]

THE CHAIN

[WestNZ]

thanks for that man, and it good to see a kiwi in the mix, even if he is only a test driver. GO BRENDAN

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, he's apparantly pretty damn good for only 19 as well. Coulthard is the reserve driver for Red Bull/Torro Rosso only for the first 2 races as Hartley was unable to get his superlicense on time.

[CSL]

Suprised Vettel is still @ Red Bull. Even more suprised that Pedro De La Rosa and Luca Badoer are still alive

[Mooияakeя™]

How are you surprised? He has only just signed for them!

[CSL]

lol true story. Toro Rosso/Red Bull, my brain didn't distinguish the difference between the 2

[Rob]

Thank God they canned the rule change regarding the championship winner being decided by most wins.

[Mooияakeя™]

I think I'm gonna go to Silverstone. Last one and all. I might get a camper van and just live in that for the weekend.

[Mooияakeя™]

I called this one on another forum a few weeks back.

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090326164223.shtml

Good cos I feel these make a good partnership together.

All my prophecies are coming true. Now to put a tenner on Button winning the Aussie GP.....

[#BROKEN Hasney]

alarm set for 4.30 am. CANNOT WAIT.

[Downunder]

F1 is pretty much the only motorsport i won't watch.

Boring as bat shit.

[Tornado]

Qualifying was pretty awesome today. McLaren need to sort it out, just hope this whole diffuser row doesn't take anything away from the first few races.

[Downunder]

Hamilton is a twat.

but then so are 90% of F1 drivers, emotionless robots with no minds of their own.

Watch the support races and then go to the pub.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Hamilton is a twat.

Yup :D I just wish he was last :D

<3 Button & Brawn

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Plus that Brawn car is MIGHTY SEXY

[Mooияakeя™]

Plus that Brawn car is MIGHTY SEXY

Agreed, here's hoping they don't ditch the colour scheme!

Best thing is, Brawn are meant to have awesome race pace too. Most of their testing was long stints 70+ laps.

[Tornado]

LOL, the Brawn GP car was the heaviest of the top 10. They're in a league of their own!

[Cactus Sid]

Almost shed a tear hearing The Chain this morning, full Grand Prix's uninterrupted, no James Allan, everything looking a lot closer this year (besides Brawn walking away with it, but F1 politics will stop that in a hurry).

Will be interesting to see just how reliable those Brawn's are tomorrow, whatever happens, its going to be a great race, will be intriguing how much KERS impacts on the starts of the Ferrari's.

[CSL]

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Yeah, pretty much wet myself

[#BROKEN Hasney]

They're gaining on Button :(

[Impeccable]

It's different, that's for sure. I'm used to Ferrari and McLaren domination. Kubica is storming through.

The Brawn cars are amazing...Barichello just put Rosberg under some pressure and just outpaced him into 4th.

[CSL]

lol Kubica and Vettel

[Impeccable]

Wow Vettel and Kubica....just handed the GP 1 and 2 to Brawn. Looks like it'll give Hamilton 3rd.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

LOL at Vettel and Kubica. I like Vettel though :(. Brawn 1 & 2.

Hamilton is going to get a podium, Jammy bastard.

[Impeccable]

Ah, Trulli is going to claim third.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Eh, Truili is in 3rd now

[Impeccable]

Hamilton has still got to be pleased with that. Fourth place (looks like he had to surrender third place back to Trulli as he passed him just after safety car deployed).

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I hope to fuck Rubens remembered to put his steering wheel back in or he's DQ'd. He looked like they forgot.

Oh and don't worry about Hamilton Impeccable, no matter where he finishes he'll still enjoy the smell of his own farts and rimjobs from his dad :)

[#BROKEN Hasney]

LOW POINT OF THE DAY: Nick Frys crazy voice. Never give this man a mic again.

[Impeccable]

I hope to fuck Rubens remembered to put his steering wheel back in or he's DQ'd. He looked like they forgot.

Oh and don't worry about Hamilton Impeccable, no matter where he finishes he'll still enjoy the smell of his own farts and rimjobs from his dad :)

LOL :lol:

Not too keen on Lewis tbf

Excited for Jenson though!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Even mr iceman Brawn was choked up in the interview :wavesad:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The Trulli/Hamilton position is under dispute.

[Impeccable]

Trulli was given 25 second penalty after the race, now Hamilton moves up to third.

Lucky lucky lucky swine.

[Cactus Sid]

I could be completely wrong, and I'm watching the rerun now, but I thought Hamilton never went past Trulli, Trulli overtook Rosberg first, then Hamilton did.

Ah well, will find out in about 40 laps, amazing race though, ITV must be completely kicking themselves, gutted about Vettel and Kubica, my 2 favourite drivers taking each other off....ah well, they've got a lot to be pleased about, no KERS, no questions about the diffuser, no one expected them to be as quick as they were, those 2 are just awesome drivers.

[Cactus Sid]

I'm watching it again and I still can't figure it out

There was one point where I saw that Hamilton was ahead of a Toyota, but Glock finished 5th so it could well of been him, they didn't show or mention Hamilton passing Trulli, and Hamilton was a good second at least behind Trulli after he past Rosberg, so I'm really confused by it.

The amazing thing is, in 2 and a half weeks, Hamilton might win that race.

[WestNZ]

so what was the result. missed the race with work

[WestNZ]

forget last post. just got results emailed to me, good to see first time team win on debut. and good to see button on top after a long absence from the top spot.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

<table class="raceResults" summary="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><th>Pos</th> <th>No</th> <th>Driver</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Laps</th> <th>Time/Retired</th> <th>Grid</th> <th title="Points">Pts</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>22</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Jenson Button (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/6.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Brawn-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2944.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>1:34:15.784</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>23</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Rubens Barrichello (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/8.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Brawn-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2944.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+0.8 secs</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Lewis Hamilton (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/828.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">McLaren-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2941.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+2.9 secs</td> <td>18</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Timo Glock (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/791.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Toyota (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2937.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+4.4 secs</td> <td>19</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Fernando Alonso (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/30.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2934.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+4.8 secs</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>16</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Nico Rosberg (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/809.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Williams-Toyota (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2935.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+5.7 secs</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>12</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Sebastien Buemi (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/842.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">STR-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2938.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+6.0 secs</td> <td>13</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>11</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Sebastien Bourdais (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/834.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">STR-Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2938.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+6.2 secs</td> <td>17</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>20</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Adrian Sutil (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/818.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Force India-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2940.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+6.3 secs</td> <td>16</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Nick Heidfeld (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/16.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">BMW Sauber (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2933.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+7.0 secs</td> <td>9</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>21</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Giancarlo Fisichella (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/17.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Force India-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2940.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+7.3 secs</td> <td>15</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Jarno Trulli (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/14.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Toyota (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2937.html)</td> <td>58</td> <td>+26.6 secs</td> <td>20</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>14</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Mark Webber (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/21.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">RBR-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2936.html)</td> <td>57</td> <td>+1 Lap</td> <td>8</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>15</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Sebastian Vettel (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/822.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">RBR-Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2936.html)</td> <td>56</td> <td>Accident</td> <td>3</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Robert Kubica (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/815.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">BMW Sauber (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2933.html)</td> <td>55</td> <td>Accident</td> <td>4</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>4</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Kimi Räikkönen (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/12.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2932.html)</td> <td>55</td> <td>Differential</td> <td>7</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ret</td> <td>3</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Felipe Massa (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/18.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Ferrari (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2932.html)</td> <td>45</td> <td>Suspension</td> <td>6</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ret</td> <td>8</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Nelsinho Piquet (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/823.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Renault (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2934.html)</td> <td>24</td> <td>Spin</td> <td>14</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ret</td> <td>17</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Kazuki Nakajima (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/827.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Williams-Toyota (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2935.html)</td> <td>17</td> <td>Accident</td> <td>11</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ret</td> <td>2</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">Heikki Kovalainen (http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/2009/813.html)</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">McLaren-Mercedes (http://www.formula1.com/results/team/2009/2941.html)</td> <td>0</td> <td>Accident damage</td> <td>12</td> <td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>

[WestNZ]

OMG. Torro rosso with more points than ferrari. thats unexpected

[Tornado]

I'm watching it again and I still can't figure it out

There was one point where I saw that Hamilton was ahead of a Toyota, but Glock finished 5th so it could well of been him, they didn't show or mention Hamilton passing Trulli, and Hamilton was a good second at least behind Trulli after he past Rosberg, so I'm really confused by it.

The amazing thing is, in 2 and a half weeks, Hamilton might win that race.

Trulli went onto the grass at a corner that wasn't picked up by the cameras, Hamilton went past Trulli into 3rd, then believed he had to surrender the posistion back as you're not allowed to overtake under the Safety Car (and we all know how much the FIA like to jump on Hamiltons mistakes), so Hamiltion slowed to let Trulli back into 3rd. It states in the rules that you may overtake under the safety car if the car being overtaken leaves the track, or has a problem, so Lewis was entitled to 3rd, and Trulli shouldn't have re-overtaked Hamilton.

[Impeccable]

Trulli went onto the grass at a corner that wasn't picked up by the cameras, Hamilton went past Trulli into 3rd, then believed he had to surrender the posistion back as you're not allowed to overtake under the Safety Car (and we all know how much the FIA like to jump on Hamiltons mistakes), so Hamiltion slowed to let Trulli back into 3rd. It states in the rules that you may overtake under the safety car if the car being overtaken leaves the track, or has a problem, so Lewis was entitled to 3rd, and Trulli shouldn't have re-overtaked Hamilton.

Nice one...cheers for clearing that up.

[Mooияakeя™]

Awesome race. I was going to back Prodrive if that would of happened, cos I've always been between Honda and McLaren (Williams when they had Rothmans sponsorship). So now I'm going for Brawn. It's like a continuation of my Honda days anyway and damn is that Neon Greeny/yellow colour scheme class (Hopes they keep it too!).

Apparantly there's more teams to come next year too.... Bernie Boy said like 3 or 4. Which means prob 2 at the most.

[WestNZ]

it was an awesome race, dad sent me copy of it yesterday. do have to say though that the new wing design make the cars look weird

[Impeccable]

Apparantly there's more teams to come next year too.... Bernie Boy said like 3 or 4. Which means prob 2 at the most.

LOL

[WestNZ]

even one new team next year would be good, that would see numbers back to 11, where it was when i first started watchint F1. but then again, 4 new teams would be great. make it alot harder to win races and get points.

[Mooияakeя™]

Cosworth had an awesome V8 engine. and with all that talk about standard engines (boooo), I don't see why they dont offer it with full tech support to an F1 team. The benefits would be amazing.

...AND PLEASE... MORE INDEPENDANT TEAMS! - Brawn is like a FULL ON INDEPENDANT like Williams. Not a customer chassis team or a B team. THEY BUILD THEIR OWN!!! Awesome stuff!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Hamilton disqualified, Trulli back in 3rd. McLaren and Hamilton gave misleading evidence on purpose, apparantly.

[Impeccable]

BBC confirmed it.

I don't like Hamilton, but it seems a little harsh. Someone at the FIA doesn't like him.

[Downunder]

Cheating bastard.

[Impeccable]

2 snippets of F1 news...someone may lose their job over the Lewis Hamilton. Sporting director Dave Ryan has been suspended after 35 years with McLaren after Hamilton gave "misleading information".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7980593.stm

Also, Hamilton has been fined for speeding in pit lane at this mornings practise session for Malaysian GP

[Downunder]

Hamilton is a twat.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

2 snippets of F1 news...someone may lose their job over the Lewis Hamilton. Sporting director Dave Ryan has been suspended after 35 years with McLaren after Hamilton gave "misleading information".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7980593.stm

Also, Hamilton has been fined for speeding in pit lane at this mornings practise session for Malaysian GP

Because Hamilton was told to give misleading infomation, so Hamilton has come out and said he is not a liar he was only following orders.

LOL. He's either as thick as pigshit or a liar, no 2 ways about it.

[Impeccable]

Because Hamilton was told to give misleading infomation, so Hamilton has come out and said he is not a liar he was only following orders.

LOL. He's either as thick as pigshit or a liar, no 2 ways about it.

He'll have been told to say that:roll:

[Impeccable]

Button on pole again...trulli in second

[Mooияakeя™]

Because Hamilton was told to give misleading infomation, so Hamilton has come out and said he is not a liar he was only following orders.

LOL. He's either as thick as pigshit or a liar, no 2 ways about it.

McLaren have guided him for 12 years. Advising him on everything. We're not in that position, but tbh, I can see why he would trust someone who "knows the rulebook inside out" and has been at that team more than double the time he has been associated with them. 12 years is something, 25 is immense.

I don't condone all this shit, but it should be dealt with now. The embarrassment of the team has shown already how stupid u can look and that there is nowhere to hide from F1 cameras.

[Mooияakeя™]

Button on pole again...trulli in second

Awesome ain't it?

But watch those KERS cars go tomorrow.

p.s. Bets on Vettel are decent. 16/1. Easy worth a fiver.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Vettel starting on 13th is not worth a fiver. If he started in 3rd, yeah.

Nothings gonna touch Buton though.

[Mooияakeя™]

Vettel starting on 13th is not worth a fiver. If he started in 3rd, yeah.

Nothings gonna touch Buton though.

Like Trulli starting from the pitlane wasn't worth 35/1 for a podium last time round?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh, are they the odds for a podium and not a win? If so, yeah, worth a fiver :). He just won't win it.

[Impeccable]

Button is flying again...weather doesn't look like it will hold much longer.

[Impeccable]

Webber is having a good grand prix, and Glock and Toyota have stayed on intermmediates as a gamble that the rain won't start until later...paying off at the moment

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, shit start but a great recovery. These Red Bulls look awesome is the wets. Glock is is on intermediates and flying. I love it when the weather is not how the teams predicted :)

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Barrichello has taken Trulli and Rosberg :D

[#BROKEN Hasney]

And now he's just gone off :( kept position though. Buttons over 20 seconds ahead of Barrichello!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

LOL, lightning hitting the buildings now!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

vettels off. Sorry moonraker

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Red flag :(

[Downunder]

Yeah, it's raining like a mofo.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Going to restart at some point under safety car apparantly. They stopped the race clock which is against the rules. This is mental.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Nah, not gonna happen.

[Tornado]

That was some fucking rain. Was the right decision to abort the race, I wouldn't walk around a track in those conditions, let alone drive.
Don't know what the fuck Ferrari are playing at, is their strategist fucking mental?
If Bernie wan't so concerned about TV Audiences we could have a had a full race. I'd have happily got up 1 or 2 hours earlier if it meant we got a full race.

Wonder what reason the FIA will use to deduct Lewis his points this time?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Hopefully they deduct his point for being a douchebag and come out and say that is the reason.

[Mooияakeя™]

vettels off. Sorry moonraker

I actually had 14/1 @ Rosberg winning. Sorta was loving it at one point. Being a Button fan (Still have my signed 2005 Honda shirt and 2006 cap!! - No bandwagon hopping here... true fan etc.) it was hard to go against it, but at 5/6, business is business, i did what i had to. lol.

Aweomse result, meh bout the race. HALF POINTS!!!! It's just so fucking 70's! :)

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, always loved Honda because their base was like 15 mins from my house :D

[Mooияakeя™]

Don't u live near there no more?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Nah, moved to Leeds

[Mooияakeя™]

Ouch. Apologies mate.

[Mooияakeя™]

BTW, USF1 have built a test car. First pics:

http://www.teamamericaf1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/champion2010.jpg

[Mooияakeя™]

Oh yeah, fucking around apart, diffuser row is over. It's legal.

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090415111338.shtml

[#BROKEN Hasney]

That Q3 was crazy. Vettell on pole and Alonso pulls 2nd out of his arse from somewhere.

[Cactus Sid]

He's got like 9 laps of fuel in the car, he and Vettel are going to need massive leads over the Brawns before they come in.

I'm intrigued why the media seems to think the Mclaren's are in better shape when they've both qualified in the same positions they've been qualifying in the first 2 races....

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The media just seem to think that if you slap a diffuser on, you're winning.

I just wish they would get their collective mouths off the McLaren/Hamilton cock

[Mooияakeя™]

so anyone betting this one?

These are the best odds out there based on genuine possible winners.

R Barrichello 7/2
F Alonso 8/1
M Webber 8/1
J Trulli 14/1

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I have no money right now, I'll be betting next week instead.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

IF I DID THOUGH I would maybe look at Buton. What's he priced at?

[Mooияakeя™]

5/2

I'm seriously thinking of going with Alonso, but having said that I might cover it with Vettel himself at 11/4

[Mooияakeя™]

Might also have a sly £1 on Rosberg @ 25/1. would set my betting up for the rest of the season.

All it needs is a safety car and a good start / retirements.

[Tornado]

Vettel, Alonso and Webber are running a good 20kg lighter that the rest of the top 10, so they're going to have to pit quite early, I don't really see then gaining a significant enough lead to stay ahead. I think Button has a very good chance of making it 3 out of 3 as he should be able to do a long first stint and pit when the field has spread out.
25/1 on Rosberg is not a bad bet, quite tempting.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I could see what Red Bull and Renault were doing, could have worked doing only a few laps on the supersofts then changing over. Now it's wet, that strategey is fucked.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Safety car start. That's going to destroy those 2 now.

[Londoner]

I hate safety car starts...

[Mooияakeя™]

I like Vettel, but firmly believe Sutil is unlucky. Yes, I know he twitched this time round, but how many saves others made, and the place it happened to him...

I feel Sutil, deserves a good run in a car. Piquet however is fucking shit. Sakamoto anyone? Closest thing we've had in years. Swap these two around and I bet Sutil delivers more points in the remaining races, than the 19₧ Piquet got last season.

[Tornado]

Renault employ Piquet to be slower than Alonso, which he is extremely good at.

[Mooияakeя™]

U know, I think I could probably agree with u on that.

BTW, that avatar, it looks like Bandwagon jumping. But I will not think this any more after this post.

[Tornado]

U know, I think I could probably agree with u on that.

BTW, that avatar, it looks like Bandwagon jumping. But I will not think this any more after this post.


I've been a RBR supporter since their inception.

[Tornado]

Both the Toyota's are light, so they should get away off the line, but Trulli's concerned about his brakes. I think Vettel will be a good bet for back to back wins.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

YESSSSSSSSSS, Button again. Awesome drive today. Loved hearing that team radio at the end :D

[Mooияakeя™]

I :heart: The BBC red button.

So much fucking better coverage than fucking ITV.

I preferred Mike Gascoyne to Eddie Jordan, but love the banter that goes on.

Reps to Button, but happy to see Lewis coming back through. Gutted for Webber though.

...also, HAHA's go out to BMW and Ferrari.

[WestNZ]

i cant beleive a new team is doing so bloody well. maybe one race them drop off, but to get 3 of the 4 races so far. I think we may see another brit as champ

[Mooияakeя™]

It's still early, but wouldn't complain. I have always enjoyed Button as a driver when he was with Williams and BAR / Honda / Brawn. Didn't care much for his Reno days, thought he was on his way out tbh, but I always routed for him.

2003 really made it for me, I thought he was amazing. His driving style is fluid and smooth and I think sometimes that can be rare, it's nice to see that difference.

The only feeling here is that next year they may fall behind again as so many teams may look at this, write off this season especially BMW if they don't get on track within the next 5 races and do what Honda did and dedicate all to 2010. Manufacturers can do this, but private teams can't as they still need to please their backers.

[WestNZ]

well, either way, its good to see them sticking it to the bigger budget teams.

[Mooияakeя™]

I personally don't like how confusing this is getting. With the u can have kers, but u can't cos u spend too much, and u can have moving wings, but u cant and u can have higher revs...

I thought they did a mandate a few years back to make F1 more simple to understand moving into new territories and keeping with obtaining new viewers and to simplify the championship.

We'll see how it goes. But hopefully they'll thrash something out that just says "You have £40m max to use. Do what u want with it".

[Mooияakeя™]

Hey NZ, check it out, one of yo boys snook in the back door:

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090501110442.shtml

[WestNZ]

if you talking about Brendon Hartley, i knew that, been all over the news. Im getting sick of hearing it over here actually. But it is good to see him get his licence. only 6 or so other kiwis have raced F1 so i would love to see him even race just one race.

[Mooияakeя™]

Prediction for this weekend then boys?

Pole ██████████
Race Winner:

*Bonus: Shock points scorer:

[Mooияakeя™]

Pole ██████████ Jarno Trulli
Race Winner: Jenson Button

*Bonus: Shock points scorer: Felipe Massa (strange saying he'd be a shock! lol ;))

[Tornado]

Pole ██████████ I would have said Vettel before Quali.
Race Winner: Button

*Bonus: Shock points scorer: Kubica, he's well placed and still hasn't scored.

After reading Quali reports, I think Massa is in with a very good shout, he's the heaviest of the top 4, and has KERs off the line.

[Tornado]

LOL Massa almost ran out of fuel and had to settle for 6th. Button is totally dominating, his title to loose now.

[Mooияakeя™]

Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad ;) for ma prediction.

[Tornado]

Ferrari have just announced that they will not enter any team into the 2010 Championship if the budget cap rule remains.

Any team wishing to compete in the 2010 Chapionship must register themselves for it by May 29th.

Balls in your court Mosely/Bernie.

[Sixx]

BMW has a shitty season so far. With all those technical difficulties I don`t see Kubica doing as good as last season.

[Mooияakeя™]

BMW has a shitty season so far. With all those technical difficulties I don`t see Kubica doing as good as last season.

You just watch F1 cos there's a Polish dude in it?

[Sixx]

You just watch F1 cos there's a Polish dude in it?

No, quite frankly I don`t watch it at all nowadays. I used to watch it with my dad when I was a kid, now I don`t find it interesting. It`s just all over the sport news here, hyped a lot because there`s a first driver from Poland in F1.

[Impeccable]

You know, I love F1, but don't understand the contant rule changes.

It all seemed to start with Schumacher and Ferrari dominating the championship, and people say it's getting boring because of it, however, isn't that the aim. To be the best and stay the best?

The last few years has been okay, with different champions from different teams, but now I feel that we're going to get back to square one, especially if the budget caps come into effect. Only, the momentum will have swung in the direction of a smaller team, which is at the moment Brawn GP.

Ferrari are the biggest F1 team in the world, and F1 without them, however much Mosely says it won't be affected, it WILL. Ferrari generate a lot of direct sales and sponsorship opportunities for FIA, purely by being in the championship year after year.

Liken it to Manchester United....if they left the premier league, the PL would miss out on all the revenue generated by Asian fans of Manchester United.

Not sure why they can't just leave it alone.

[The Mackem]

You would have to assume that Ferrari leaving would have a negative impact on the sport.

[Mooияakeя™]

I think it's right that they're out to improve the sport. It's like many others things, people will agree with some, but not with others. But every now and then the FIA comes out of a meeting with golden smiles and then produces a document on their new ideas and it's like. SERIOUSLY, WTF ARE YOU TAKING IN THERE? - They seem to be the only ones who can see the benefits of their randomness. It's like u can tell their big wigs and politicians and not racing people at all.

It is pretty shit that Schuey and Ferrari had the rules change basically to stop their dominance, but at the same time they overcame the odds many times and proves they were the best. But agreed on the fact they had the money to do this.

Regards this whole fiasco. A budget cap IS the way to go. It doesn't dampen advance technologies, just means teams have to use their brains on where to spend it. It's also only limited to R&D if I'm correct, so they can spend whatever they want elsewhere. But this two tier thing is a shockingly shit concept.

As Alonso rightly said, we don't want a glorified GP2 championship.

They should agree on what is a right budget cap. There's no reason two entrants can't combine together to enter a team under say a £75m budget. The idea of F1 is it is the pinnacle of F1, so you do need it to be out of reach for any old idiot (see early years of 1990's and Andrea Moda for example) who thinks he can race straight off the cuff. It should be for dedicated individuals who build their own chassis and manage their team, sponsors, technical partners etc themselves, not buying a pre-packaged car and racing that.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

All the BS aside, I <3 Monaco so lets see some goddamn racing.

[Gertner]

Monaco GP :yawn every year

[Impeccable]

Monaco GP :yawn every year

Yeah, I love the glitz and glamour, but the track is so thin, there are very few places for proper overtaking, etc.

[Tornado]

Turkey next, good track.

[Mooияakeя™]

It's a different track, I'll give it that. Should be a fun race. I always think of Hamilton when I think of this track, so hope he does well. I was never his biggest fan, but have never hated him, I was always a Button man. So obviously, hope he wins again. I'm desperate for a Button championship. Even better, if they solidly focus on next years car now too as this one seems to have it all but sewn up. They can dominate for years to come.

[Matt Gingarac]

It's a different track, I'll give it that. Should be a fun race. I always think of Hamilton when I think of this track, so hope he does well. I was never his biggest fan, but have never hated him, I was always a Button man. So obviously, hope he wins again. I'm desperate for a Button championship. Even better, if they solidly focus on next years car now too as this one seems to have it all but sewn up. They can dominate for years to come.

Button has really already got his hands on the championship, u can't throw away a lead like that, either way brawn gp are gonna take both titles anyway.
And Give it a few years and Vettel will own F1

Vettel = Baby Schumacher

[WestNZ]

In my opinion, button could throw the rest of the year and still win the drivers champ, seeing that this year its on race wins, not points

[#BROKEN Hasney]

In my opinion, button could throw the rest of the year and still win the drivers champ, seeing that this year its on race wins, not points

Nah, they changed it back to points because everyone complained that it was a shit idea.

[WestNZ]

when did that happen, shit, shows what shitty news coverage we get of major sporting events over here

[Downunder]

All the BS aside, I <3 Monaco so lets see some goddamn racing.

Monaco is a shit track - the worst track in the series.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

when did that happen, shit, shows what shitty news coverage we get of major sporting events over here

Like 2 days before the Australia race

[WestNZ]

OMG, that long ago, and here is me thinking that you didnt need points, WHAT A GAFF on my part